Thomas Paine Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 46.3% |
| Met Standard | 25.0% |
| Below Standard | 28.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Thomas Paine Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
46.3% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.3 points above the Garden Grove Unified district average of 28.9%. Compared to the 36 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 16.7 points higher (vs 29.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 6.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 59.6% | 23.4% | 83.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 52.4% | 14.3% | 66.7% |
| 5th | 52 | 50.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% |
| 6th | 51 | 39.2% | 27.4% | 66.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 47 | 55.3% | 27.7% | 83.0% |
| 4th | 63 | 39.7% | 23.8% | 63.5% |
| 5th | 52 | 36.5% | 42.3% | 78.8% |
| 6th | 53 | 37.7% | 17.0% | 54.7% |
Nearby schools
36 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 53.8